Eminent Minds Debate Religion and Scholarship in Letters
A reader letter defends Christian belief citing Boyle and Newton while criticizing Mr P s subsequent actions as unworthy. The piece mocks an attempted defense and likens it to a bishop’s joke, urging compassion for the vulnerable and promising more letters and verses for publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted
Bowie
Locke
Newton
Milon
Cowley
Acciton
Sigel
Woollaston
Jesus
Boyle
London Evening Post
Hu Manvus
Mail from Holland and France Reports Peace Talks and Trade
Letters from Holland and France arrive with political notes on Courland, Prussia, and Russia. A Dutch statement cites peace talks with Vienna Berlin and Dresden nearing conclusion and Saxony’s evacuation plans. London reports naval movements, exports and imports, and a new appointment as ambassador to Britain.
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Petersburgh
Harlow
Fan
Duchy of Courland
Prince Charles
Ernest John
Eichsfeld
Germany
Vienna
George III
Gibraltar
Minorca
the Hague
Frederick William Lewis
Baron of
Hildesheim
Paderborn
Munster
Osnabrug
Berlin
Dresden
Saxony
Piena
Torgau
Leipzig
Prussia
Warsaw
Ts Tartars
Prince Lubomirsky
Courland
Russia
Spain
Prince de Maffarano
Folkestone
Burlington Street
Preparations of Ward's Medicines in a Powdered Form
A compendium of ancient remedies detailing pills and a Drop made from antimony and ammoniac, with directions for mixing, doses, and storage. Includes the White Drop preparation with mercury, rose water, and silica, plus powders for sweating, paste for fistula, and various tonics and purgatives with explicit measurements and cautions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward
Malaga
Mr. W
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Tom Tell Truth
Jena
Prince of
Weymar
Hanover
London
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Millau
Poland
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Cll
Hubertsburgh
Baron Wurmser
Lower Palatinate
Holland
France
Chester
St. James’s
East
Wiliam East
Elgin Carey-street
Lincoln’s Inn
Curzon- Street
Mayfair
Edward Jackson
Athford
Spithead
Merlin
Capt. Burke
Goree
Downs
Virginia
Ireland
Lisbon
West Indies
America
Dunkirk
Africa
New England
Maryland
Deal
Gosport
Oxrone
Drury Lane
Covente-Garden
Lova
Oltucks
Long Ann
London- Bridge
Kchali Pank An
James Merrick
M.A
Oxford
J Dodsley
Pall-Mall
Golden Lion
Ludgate Street
J. Newbery
Paul’s Church- Yard
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